October and November's results weren't worth the time and effort filling in my spreadsheet or writing a dedicated blog about. At a guess we would have produced only about 5% of our vegetable needs. This was due to changing the chicken rotation schedule, and a change of focus from doing to planning. Both I am hoping will yield even better results in time, and make up for the couple of lost months. The success of my new process however will depend on how well I manage to plant-out in the two hottest months - January and February. My fingers and toes and crossed.
The garden is currently looking magnificent and December saw the start of the garden ramping back up, with a vegetable self-sufficiency of 39%. Had our first two tomatoes for the season and bounty of fresh potatoes for Christmas.
Grown (g) Purchased (g) Grown %
Avocado 750 0%
Bean 215 1,510 12%
Beetroot 2,260 1,350 63%
Broccoli 1,235 0%
Basil 70 100%
Capsicum 1,295 0%
Carrot 2,018 0%
Celery 300 0%
Cucumber 690 100%
Cabbage 550 0%
Garlic 80 0%
Kale 590 100%
Lettuce 1,005 100%
Lentil 400 0%
Onion 2,305 0%
Parsley 200 100%
Pea 1210 0%
Potato 2215 2,505 47%
Pumpkin 2,175 0%
Spring Onion 430 100%
Sweet Corn 1,120 0%
Silverbeet 500 100%
Tomato 100 1,805 5%
Zucchini 530 100%
Total 8,805 20,608 30%
Average 39%
Money $ 135.00 (excludes water)
Heres to successful gardens in 2014. May your garden nourish your body and soul.
Wonderful and many congrats on successful growth of your garden. You have variety and plenty of fresh veggies and fruits for your holiday season.
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